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Rear axle assembly/anti-roll bar allocation > < Rear axle for Golf/Vento as of August 1994

Repairing Rear Axle in Front-Wheel Drive Vehicles: Reworking Cap Nut in Longitudinal Member

Reworking cap nut in longitudinal member, vehicles with front-wheel drive
Reworking cap nut in longitudinal member, vehicles with front-wheel drive
If the threads of the cap nut in the longitudinal member are damaged, the thread must either be retapped or the cap nut must be drilled through.
When drilling through proceed as follows:
–  Remove rear axle.
–  Drill upwards through damaged cap nut in longitudinal member with a 10.2 mm Ø drill.
  Note
When drilling, do not cant the drill.
  WARNING
Wear eye protection.
–  Cut new M12 x 1.5 thread in cap nut.
–  Use a new bolt N 102 060 01 (M12 x 1.5 x 35) to secure rear axle.
  Note
Tightening torque remains unchanged at 70 Nm.
   

Rear axle assembly/anti-roll bar allocation > < Rear axle for Golf/Vento as of August 1994